Friday, 27 June 2014

Daily League Sudoku #44: Numpad Sudoku

Here is again a new variant, as far as I'm aware of. But if you really think about it, it's pretty similar to variants that have been used before. I think the tricky part is the fact that the horizontal and vertical rules aren't completely similar. The variant is based off the Numeric Keypad (or Numpad) you find on computer keyboards. On the off chance that someone is not familiar with its design, the given digits are in the design of one.
The puzzle has a narrow solve path through the opening, but finishes off pretty quickly towards the end. I hope it's enjoyable.

In this Sudoku a dot is given between 2 horizontally adjacent digits
if they are horizontally adjacent on a Numeric Keypad. A dot is given
between 2 vertically adjacent digits if they are vertically adjacent on a
Numeric Keypad. All possible dots have been given.

Introduction

I'm Bram de Laat, long time logic puzzle enthusiast. I've been solving them for over 10 years, ever since running into a magazine during my preholiday puzzle booklet run.
I've been posting puzzles on puzzlepicnic for a few years now and using this blog to share some of my other puzzles.

Contact about Puzzles

You are allowed to contact me about my puzzles when you are stuck or think there is a problem with one of my puzzles. I'd appreciate a picture included, so I can see where the problem lies. Also if you would like to hear a bit more about a certain puzzle and have a question about it, I will try to answer them.My email is bram.d.laat [at] gmail [dot] com. Please note the missing e.